DOMINION NEWS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 48, 2 July 1913, Page 7

DOMINION NEWS.

the native race. [JJer Pi!ESS Association.] Thames, July 1. Dr. Romaic, representing the Naive race on the Executive Council, accompanied by the Hon. W. KNichols, met with a cordial reception :t the hands of the Natives of Hauaki. They were welcomed in native ,'ashion. Dr. Pomare to-day met the •epresentatives of the native chiefs uul discussed native questions with them, explaining the legislation of PJO9 on the land question. S SLY GlfcOG. Waihi, July 1. H. Meyer, a hoardinghouse-keeper, ,vas lined in amounts aggregating Lot) to-day, for sly grog selling and keeping liquor on the premis.es. S'WI MM 1N 0 A SSOCT ATI OX. Christehnrch, .July 1. At a meeting of the Council ol the New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association £IOO of the competitive portion of the Government grant was allocated as follows:—Auckland £l2 IDs, Canterbury £2O, Hawke’s I3ay £ls, Nelson £lO, Otago £l2 10s, South Canterbury £o, Wellington £ls, Westland £5, and Wanganui £ls. The £l3O of the lifesaving portion of the Government grants was allocated as follows, for each of the 191.0-1 11 and 1911-12 seasons: Auckland j head centre H.L.S.S.) £ls each sen-j son, Canterbury £22 10s and £2i,l Hawke’s Bay £2O and £l9, Nelson j £1 () for each season, Otago £2O and j tin, South Canterbury Centre j N.Z.A.S. £5 for each season, Welling-j ton 20 and £l9. Wnganui £l7 10s j and £l7. Westland Centre N.Z.A.S.A. I £5 for 1911-12 season. It was decided that the next chain- i pionship meeting he held at Blenheim. ! CIVIL SERVICE CONFERENCE. | Wellington, July 1. At a meeting ofythn executive of the New Zealand Civil Service Association j it was decided to postpone the approaching conference till August 15. in view of the probability of the classification till near the end of duly. The! Public Service Commissioner is being I communicated with regarding leave of absence for the delegates, and the or-, dor paper for the conference is being left open till July 15.